A Jury Awards a Police Shooting Victim $11.3 Million
In January of 2014, Hung Lam was allegedly shot by police and as a result became paralyzed and must use a wheelchair. Lam, a man in his mid-30s with mental…
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Jail Neglect, Abuse, and Suicide Lawyers
This website is maintained by Law Offices of Dean Malone, P.C., a Dallas, Texas law firm representing people for jail neglect, abuse, and suicide cases.
A Man Allegedly with Texas Warrants is Killed in a Police Shooting in Columbus, Georgia
On Monday, September 4, 2017, in Columbus, Georgia, a man with alleged warrants in Texas was allegedly shot by police on a domestic disturbance call. Officers went to a home…
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A Man is Fatally Shot in the Back of the Head when Police go to the Wrong Address
On Sunday, July 23, 2017, police officers with the Southaven, Mississippi, Police Department mistakenly went to the home of 41-year-old Ismael Lopez in search of an assault suspect. There is…
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Update – A Distraught Woman with a Handgun is Fatally Shot by Police in Watauga, Texas
On Wednesday, August 29, 2017, in Watauga, Texas, 46-year-old Brandy Caldwell was highly distraught after a phone conversation with her attorney. Within a relatively short time, at about 4 pm,…
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Texas Lawyer – Police in San Antonio Shoot a Man Stabbing a Woman with a Pencil
On Wednesday, August 30, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas, police allegedly shot a man who was using a pencil to stab a woman. According to William McManus, San Antonio Police…
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The Watauga, Texas Woman Shot by Police Dies
Police officers in Watauga, Texas, were dispatched to a street near Watauga Middle School and Grace E. Hardeman Elementary School on Wednesday, August 29, 2017. The 9-1-1- caller said a…
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A Jury Awards the Family of Daren Borges, Who Died in a County Jail, $2.5 Million
A series of lawsuits have been filed in connection with the death of 42-year-old Daren Borges, who died in a Southern California sobering cell. The civil rights action included a…
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Sepsis is a Fatal Condition that Requires Treatment, Yet Jails in Texas Seem to Routinely Deny Needed Care
People sometimes end up serving brief jail sentences for minor, non-violent crimes. Many spend months and months in jail while awaiting a trial to prove their innocence for charges filed…
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Inmates can Die from Sepsis, as Jennifer Meyers did, when Medical Needs are Ignored by Jail Staff
Jennifer Meyers was a 37-year-old woman who was serving 30 days in Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, for failure to pay child support. When she had been in…
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An Armed Woman is Shot by Police in Watauga, Texas
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017, on Watauga Road in Watauga, Texas, a woman was allegedly holding a handgun and was shot by police. A spokesperson for the City of Watauga,…
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Police Misconduct Attorney – San Saba, Texas, County Jail is Cited for 4 Alleged Violations
Former San Saba Jail (Photo: Labeled for reuse) The Texas Commission on Jail Standards conducted an inspection of the San Saba, Texas, County Jail earlier this year. The facility was…
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A Police Shooting Occurs in South Fort Worth, Texas, on a Domestic Disturbance Call
On Saturday, August 26, 2017, officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance call on East Shaw Street at around 9:15 pm. According to police officers,…
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Fort Worth Police – United States Court of Appeals Ruling
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which governs federal law in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, recently heard and ruled on a case arising in Fort Worth,…
Read More An Arlington Police Officer is Cleared in the Alleged Police Shooting of Tavis Crane
On February 1, 2017, 23-year-old Tavis Crane was allegedly fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in Arlington, Texas. It has just been announced that the officer…
Read More Abilene – The Taylor County, Texas Sheriff Explains that Inmates Have a Duty to Speak up About Medical Needs
Ricky Bishop, Taylor County Sheriff, made a statement on August 23, 2017, in response to public alarm about two lawsuits filed against Taylor County Jail in Abilene, Texas, within one…
Read More A Mentally Ill Patient in a California County Jail is Allegedly Exposed to Shocking, Horrific Treatment before Dying
In news out of California this week, many have been shocked and appalled to learn about what allegedly happened to Andrew Holland in San Luis Obispo County Jail in January…
Read More Texas Attorney – Fort Worth Police Department – Investigation Regarding an August 22, 2017 Shooting
An officer-involved police shooting is being investigated in Fort Worth, Texas. The shooting occurred on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, on East Loop 820. Police officers went to the scene due…
Read More The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office in Abilene, Texas, Faces Second Lawsuit in a Year Related to a Custodial Death
This week a lawsuit was filed against the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) in Abilene, Texas, in connection with the death of 31-year-old Amanda Nicole Scott. There are claims that…
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The Death of Stormye Murphey in Denton County Jail in Texas is Ruled a Suicide
When it was originally announced that 30-year-old Stormye Murphey died in the Denton County, Texas, Jail, details of her death were excluded. News has since been released that the Tarrant…
Read More 19-year-old Jonathan Wilson Dies in a Waxahachie, Texas Jail
An inmate in the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie, Texas, died on Saturday morning, August 19, 2017. Jonathan Wilson was 19 years old, and Ellis County Sheriff Chuck Edge…
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